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Stronghold Sound presents a fresh take on music from Guinee

Ever heard music from Guinea? Guinea-Conakry not Guinea-Bissau of course?! Well that's one of the cool things about Sound Travels, you get to hear the sounds of many countries you may not even have been aware existed. Rest assured, Guinee is a real place and I've got the compilation that's probly the best representation of the new sounds emanating from this small West African nation; Stronghold Sound Presents: Sembeh Me Fa Fe - Roots Volume. Nevermind the idiosyncrasies of the title, Stronghold Sound holds it down!

Actually, this is the second compilation from Stronghold Sound, the first having been a Middle Eastern affair focusing on underground music out of Lebanon. This one however, appears to do the same for Guinean musicians, representing the underground sound of a country that is far removed from Stronghold Sounds' San Francisco-based studio, but thankfully not from their sensibilities. I played this cut today at 11am by featured artists Mybaby (Kadiatou Sylla), performing her own blend of salsa infused Guinean folk.. Grade: Incomplete

Took a trip back into the vaults on Sunday's Sound Travels; so far back into the vaults that it might as well be a brand new mixtape, and it probably is for most of you. Of course when the subject is vintage to begin with, it almost begs...

So it's been a hot couple of weeks of reruns on the Sound Travels mixtape. I stepped over the international border and was straight chillin in Canada for ten days and am purposefully refreshed from the time away. I was in Montreal trying...

Apart from Alverno's Global Union in September, Summerfest is your big chance to check out global music in Milwaukee. Since Sound Travels is all about global grooves, I thought I'd put together a little list of Sound Travels-style acts...